Heating attachment for lamps or gas-burners.



No. 699,938. A Patented May l3, I902.

E. n, TRUAX. HEATING ATTACHMENT FOR LAMPS 0R GAS BURNEBS (Application filed June 10, 1901.)

, (No Model.)

Mfwa s UNITED STATES ELIZABETH ll. TRUAX,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HEATING ATTACHMENT FOR LAMPS OR GAS-BURNERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 699,938, dated May 13, 1902.

Application filed June 10,1901- Serial No. 64.001. (No model.) 7

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, ELIZABETH H. TRUAXffi. citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating Attachments for Lamps or Gas-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices intended for ready attachment to and detachment from lamps and gas-burners by means of which the heat of the lamp or gas flame may be used for heating water, cur-lingirons, and like purposes.

The object of my invention is to provide such a device which may be readily attached to and detached from a gas-burner or lamp without materially interfering with the use of the lamp or gas-jet for lighting purposes, which may be readily taken apart and packed Within a small compass, and which shall be adapted for use for various purposes where heat is required. These and such other objects as may be accomplished by my inven tion are attained by the devices shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a lamp having my improvement attached thereto and in use for heating a curling-iron. Fig. 2 is a perspective'view of my base-ring. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the spider. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the deflecting-plate. Fig. 5 is a detail showinga modification of the base-ring for use on a gasburner. Fig. 6 is a detail view of a modification of -the upper end of the supportingrod. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the curling-iron support. Fig. 8 shows the device, with the curling-iron support, attached to a gas-jet.

Like letters of reference indicate the same parts in all figures of the drawings.

A is a base-ring adapted tofit upon a lampburner within the chimney-clips or to fit over the base of the burner of agas-jet. This ring carries an upright support B, which is provided at its upper end with a socket b for receiving the support-pin of a spider O or any othersuitable attachment whichit maybe desired to support at this point.

The spider vv(l is provided with a downwardly-projecting pin or lug c at one side thereof adapted to fit within the socket'b on the support B and is of a shape and size to project from the support Hover the flame of the lamp or gas-jet. This spider C is primarily adapted to support any article which it may be desired to heat over the gas-jet. By formingit with a slight upwardly-projecting flange c it is better adapted to support small cooking utensils in such a manner that there is less likelihood of their falling 0d the spider C.

D is a deflecting-plate adapted to rest upon the spider G and provided with a central opening d. Where the spider is made to be used in connection with the deflecting-plate D, it also should be provided with a central open ing, and while the plate D may be made a perfectly flat plate I prefer to form it with a downwardly-projecting boss 01, surrounding the opening d on the under side of the plate, which boss is of a size to be received within the central opening in'the spider C and is preferably of a size to approximately fit Within said central opening in the spider.

E is a curling-iron support, consisting of a short tubular section carried upon a pin 6, said pin e being of a size to fit within the socket b at the upper end of the support B.

b is a hook or projection for carrying any suitable shade or reflector, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In using my device for heating liquids or food, as a nursery or sick-room stove, it will ordinarily be used with only the spider 0 carried upon the upper end of the support B. If, however, for any reason it is not desired to expose the article to the direct action of the flame, the plate D will be'placed upon the spider and the boss (1', fitting within the central opening in the spider, will hold the plate in any desired position, and preferably so as to allow a free opening surrounding the plate between the periphery of the plate and the spider. The spider with the plate in position may also bevery conveniently used as a curling-iron heater, as shown in Fig. 1, the end of the iron to be heated projecting downwardly through the plate and spider into the lamp-chimney or directly over the gas-jet, as the case may be, while the plate not only supports the curling-iron,'but'being interposed between the flame and the handles of the iron keeps the handles cool while the lower end of the iron is being heated. This result is also accomplished by the curlingiron support E, which fits upon the upper end of the support B and is held in place laterally by the notch b This attachment holds the end of the iron to be heated horizontally over the flame, at the same time holding the handles of the iron entirely away from the flame, so that they are not heated thereby.

While I prefer to form the base-ring A with a lug a, containing an opening adapted to receive the lower end of the support B, so that my device may be taken entirely apart and packed within a small compass, of course the attachment may be made as shown in Figs. 5 and 8, in which the ring A and the support B are formed in one piece, without departing from the spirit of my invention, which contemplates such modifications.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A heating attachment forburners, comprising a rigid base-ring, a vertical supporting-arm carried thereby, and means carried by the upper end of said arm to hold the article to be heated and to guard the handle or similar portion of said article from the influence of the heat.

2. A heating attachment for lamps and the like comprising a rigid base-ring, a vertical arm or support carried thereby, a spider carried by said arm and having a central opening, and a removable deflecting-plate carried by said spider, said plate having a centrallydisposed perforated boss adapted to said spider-opening, substantially as specified.

ELIZABETH H. TRUAX.

\Vitnesses:

M. E. SHIELDS, F. II. DRURY. 

